It was a long joiurney from China to the African continent. The land of a vibrant, rich and colourful culture; the land of the Nile river, The Thar desert, the Simbas ,the Pumbas and the Timons! Vijay’s buddy Mr.Kinsley, a Cameroonian, had kindly agreed to be with us to share a few moments with and guess what! Teach us the Makossa Dance! Oh, what fun we had in learning this exotic dance!
The African fruit salad (Chlada Fakya) was relished by all and it’s a good idea to try this recipe with all the tropical fruits during the summers! Here’s the recipe- Chlada Fakya (Fruit Salad)
This simple fruit salad is spiced up with cinnamon. It can be served with fresh whipped cream.
Ingredients
· ¼ melon, cubed
· 2 apples , cubed
· 2 bananas ,sliced
· 5 oranges peeled , seeded and chopped
· ¾ cup orange juice
· ¼ cup lemon juice
· 2 tbsp sugar
· 1 tsp vanilla
· ½ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
Mix all the ingredients. Chill before serving.
African tribals enjoy dance, music and chants. We also discovered a ‘Zulu’ chant which was a kind of a warm up chant that grew faster and faster in beats as it was repeated. It was exhiliarating and amusing as well! Here are the lyrics of this chant if you would be interested in a Zulu warm up!
Zulu Warm up chant – Lyrics 
Wo goon
Wa goo oh
Wo Gooon
Izobayee ay ah
Izobayee jigga jajja
Wo zulu
Mo shakka
Ay grrrrrrrr pah !
Everyone was fascinated by the colorful African pouches wowen with thread and beads. We couldnot resist the temptation to make these pouches ourselves. The children started weaving threads and beads into their paper pouches, obviously with the guidance of the Passepartouts! And the focus in doing it was tremondous! 
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